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Team USA closing ceremony
Six days before Checkmate: USA vs India, one of its commentators, GM Harshit Raja, predicted that India would win 3–2 against the USA… Read More »
Melik and medalists
It was a successful outing for the 24 Americans who traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan for the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan… Read More »
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This week's puzzles begin our series on the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships, which concluded earlier today in Almaty, Kazakhstan (flash report).… Read More »
Team photo
The USA delegation finished third overall out of 86 federations represented at the 2025 FIDE World Cadet Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. … Read More »
Winners
Image Image Caption 2025 Grand Swiss and… Read More »
Mishra
The 2025 FIDE World Grand Swiss is just past its halfway point in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The event consists of a 116-player Open section and a 56-… Read More »
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This week's puzzles continue our series from last month's Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, where GM Levon Aronian won the five-day, 27-game marathon… Read More »
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This week's puzzles come from last month's Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, where GM Levon Aronian won the five-day, 27-game marathon for the third… Read More »
Tatev Abrahamyan in the World Chess Hall of Fame after defeating Carissa Yip in the blitz playoffs
11 years after earning her final IM norm, 37-year-old American WGM Tatev Abrahamyan crossed 2400 FIDE for the first time to become eligible for the… Read More »
Aronian
GM Levon Aronian won his third Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz title on Friday, August 15, netting a $40,000 first prize and 13 Grand Chess Tour (GCT)… Read More »
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